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LAWS
OF THE.
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER,
On Tuesday, January 6th, A. D. 1903
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- SEVENTH.
VOLUME XXII- PART IL
1903
TILE SENTINEL PRINTING COSIPANY,
DOVER.. DEL.

LAWS
OF THE.
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER,
On Tuesday, January 6th, A. D. 1903
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTH.
VOLUME XXII-PART IL
1903
TILE SENTINEL PRINTING COSIPANY,
DOVER.. DEL.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
CHAPTER 254.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE CON-STITUTION
OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE CONCERNING COR-PORATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met (two-thirds of
the members elected to each House agreeing):
Section i. That the following amendments be and the same
are hereby proposed to Article 9 of the Constitution of this
State:
First. That all of Section 3 of Article 9 of the Constitution ssutoeccik, how is.
of this State after the word "Corporation," where it occurs the
second time in Section 3, be stricken out.
Section 2. That Section 6 of said Article 9 be stricken out
and in lieu thereof substitute and adopt the following, viz.:
"Section 6. Shares of the capital stock of corporations ere-. ,s:Acioknot.gesci
ated under the laws of this State, when owned by persons or State not sub-
I e. et to taxation. corporations without this State, shall not be subject to taxation
by any law now existing or hereafter to be made."
Approved March 17, A. D.1903.
TITLE FIRST.
Of the Jurisdiction and Property of the State ; Its
Legislation and Laws.
CHAPTER 255.
OF LIMITS.
AN ACT TO CHANGE THE VOTING PLACE IN TI1E SECOND ELEC-TION
DISTRICT OF THE ELEVENTH REPRESENTATIVE DIS-
'num' IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Voting place in Section t. That after the approval of this Act all persons 2,1 Election Din- ,
trict of 11th entitled to vote at any general or special election in the Second
Rep. District to
be at Kirk wood Election District of the Eleventh Representative District in New
Hotel. Castle County, shall vote at the public house of William Smith,
at Kirkwood, known as the Kirkwood Hotel, in said District.
Section 2. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent here-with
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved March 2/, A. D. 1903.
544 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, VOLUME 21, OF THE LAWS OF
DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 6,
VOLUME 17, LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO
ESTABLISH THE STATE LIBRARY," BY INCREASING THE AN-NUAL
APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING
JUDICIARY REPORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Section 2 of Chapter 5, Volume 21, of the aInpcprreoapsen.a° 1ti on.
Laws of Delaware be and the same is hereby amended by strik-ing
out in the fifth line of said Section the word "three" and in-serting
in lieu the word "five."
Approved April 16, A. D..1903,
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 545
OF THE STATE LIBRARY.
CHAPTER 256.
OF THE STATE LIBRARY.
Preamble.
Preamble.
Private acts
revived.
Exception.
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
CHAPTER 257'.
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
AN ACT TO REVIVE AND EXTEND THE TIME OF RECORDING PRI-VATE
ACTS.
Whereas, by Section 3 of Chapter 4 of the Revised Statutes
of the State of Delaware, it is provided that private statutes,
namely, such as are not of a public nature or published as such,
shall be recorded in the Recorder's Office in one of the counties
of this State within twelve months after their passage or they
shall be void; and
Whereas, a number of the private and unpublished acts here-tofore
passed have been allowed to become void through various
causes; therefore, for the purpose of relieving the parties in-terested
of the embarrassments and disappointments arising from
such neglect in the premises;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds of
each branch concurring therein):
Section 1. That all unpublished acts heretofore passed that
have become void on account of not being duly recorded in com-pliance
with the provisions aforesaid and that have not, by
special acts, been repealed or become void by lapse of the time
for which they were limited, be and the same are hereby revived,.
renewed and re-enacted and, together with the provisions therein,
contained, are respectively declared to be in full force for the
period mentioned in the original acts, and all acts and trans-actions
done and performed under the provisions of said acts re-spectively,
shall have the same force and effect and be as valid to
all intents and purposes as if the said acts had been severally re-corded,
according to law. Provided that this enactment shall
not take effectin the case of any act that has become void as
aforesaid until a certified copy thereof procured of the Secretary
ti
a
546 LAWS OF DELAWARE. L/
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
of State shall be duly recorded in the Recorder's Office of one of
the counties of this State; and provided further that no such copy
of a voided act shall be received for record after the expiration
of one year from the passage of this Act.
Section 2. That this Act shall he deemed and taken to be
a public Act and published as such.
Approved March 13, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 258.
OF TIIE PASSING AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
AN ACT REQUIRING 'rim SECRETARY OF STATE, IN PUBLISHING
THE LAWS OF TnE. PRESENT SESSION OF THE GENERAL As-
SENIMLY, TO RUBLISII TIIE GENERAL CORPORATION LAW OF
TI I IS STATE WITH ALL AMENDMENTS; MADE THERETO AT
THIS SESSION, INCORPORATED THEREIN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House qf Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Secretary of State is hereby required secretary of
and directed in publishing the laws of the present Session of the toartr,ati?afinoblish
General Assembly, to publish the General Corporation Law of ,Ltranwfirth
this State with all amendments, made thereto at this session,' " en s.
incorporated therein.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1903.
54
Exemptiorls.
TITLE SECOND.
Of the Public Revenue ; and the Assessment, Collection
and Appropriation of Taxes.
CHAPTER 259.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO RAISE REV-NUE
FOR THE STATE BY TAXING CERTAIN CORPORATIONS,"
BEING CHAPTER 15, VOL. 22, LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of .the
State of Delaware in Geneml Assembly met:
Section 1. That said Chapter 15, as printed and published
in Volume 22, Laws of Delaware, entitled "An Act to raise rev-enue
for the State by taxing certain corporations," be and the
same is hereby amended by striking out all of Section 4 of said
Act after the word "dollars" in the 59th line of said Section 4, and
by inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz.: "Provided that
this Act shall not apply to railroad, railway, canal or banking
corporations, or to savings banks, cemeteries or religious cor-porations,
or to purely charitable or educational associations, or
manufacturing or mining corporations, or to any mercantile cor-poration
whose capital actually paid in is invested in a mercantile
business carried on within this State, and which is now subject to
a license tax for the carrying on of said business under Chapter
117, Volume 13, Laws of Delaware, or to any corporations at
least fifty per centum of whose capital stock issued and outstand-ing
is invested in business carried on within this State, and if any
548 LAWS or DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
other corporation shall have less than fifty per centum of its
.capital stock issued and outstanding invested in business carried
on within this State, such company shall pay the annual license
fee or franchise tax herein provided for companies not carrying
on business in this State, but shall be entitled in the computation
of such tax to a deduction from the amount of its capital stock
issued and outstanding of the assessed value of its real and per-ion
sonal estate within this State."
Approved March i8, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 260.
OF 'rim REVENUES OF THE STATE.
IV- AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5, OF CHAPTER 15, VOLUME 22,
LAWS OF DELAWARE, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO RAISE REVE-NUE
FOR THE STATE BY TAXING CERTAIN CORPORATIONS,"
INCREASING TIIE PERIOD FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL
tie FRANCHISE TAXES BEFORE THEY SHALL BEGIN TO BEAR
INTEREST.
!(.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
.e
Section 1. That Chapter 15, Volume 22, Laws of Dela- Extension of
ware, entitled "An Act to raise revenue for the State by taxing=1:::-
.t certain corporations," be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out the word "March" in the twelfth line of Section 5
of said chapter, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "May,"
Approved March 18, A. D. 1903.
VARE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 549
Governor.
Secretary or
State.
For the Secretary of State for salary, one thousand dollars.
For the Secretary of State, to pay the contingent expenses.
of his office, twelve hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State for indexing and preparing for
publication laws of the Session of the Legislature held in the
year 1903, five hundred and fifty dollars.
For the Secretary of State as compensation for performing,
',Printed es enrolled.
550 LAWS 00 DELAWARE,
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 261.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY, IN THE
YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
FOUR.
13e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (with the con-
CIII of three-fond& of all the members elected to each
house of the General Assembly):
Appropriations Section t. That the several amounts named in this Act, or for year 1903.
so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated
and authorized to he paid out of the Treasury of this State to the
respective public officers and for the several purposes specified
for the current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately pre-ceding
the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord
unexpoided one thousand and four*; provided, however, that all parts or
;`,Trtinst= portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act which, on
into T masury. said Monday immediately preceding said second Tuesday of Jan-uary,
A. D. 1904, shall not have,heen paid out of -the Treasury
shall be converted back into the General Fund of the Treasury.
The said several sums hereby appropriated are as follows, viz.:
For the Governor for salary, two, thousand dollars. For
postage, stationery and expenses of Governor's office, five hun-dred
dollars.
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For transcript for Supreme Court and Assistant Stenog-rapher,
three hundred and fifty dollars.
1RE. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 55t
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
the duties imposed on him by the provisions of an Act, entitled
"An Act to raise revenue for the State by taxing certain cor-porations,"
enacted by the General Assembly of A. D. 1.899, the
sum of five hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State for paying cost of official bond,
one hundred dollars.
Stenographer For Stenographer and Typewriter for the Governor and and Typewriter
for Governor Secretary of State for salary, six hundred dollars. and Secretary
of State.
For State Librarian for salary, eight hundred dollars. Librarian:
For current expenses of State Library, one hundred and
fifty dollars.
For the purchase of law books for State Library, five hun-dred
dollars.
For the Janitor of the State House for salary, five hundred Janitor.
dollars.
For the Chancellor for salary, four thousand and five hun- Chancellor:
dred dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, two hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor to pay the contingent expenses of the
Court of Chancery, two hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor in payment of one hundred copies of
his reports, eight hundred dollars.
For Chief Justice for salary, four thousand and five hundred Chiefjustice:
dollars.
For the four Associate Judges for salaries, sixteen thousand Associate
Judges.
dollars.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County, for report- Associate
Judge for Kent
ing, two hundred dollars. County.
For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County for one Pennewiirs
hundred copies of "Pennewill's Delaware Reports," Volume Reports.
one thousand dollars.
For the Court Stenographer for salary, one thousand and Court
Stenographer.
five hundred dollars.
552 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
STtraetaes urer. For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund for salary, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. th(
For the State Treasurer for postage, stationery, clerical as-sistance
and the like, to carry out the provisions of Section 22, in
Chapter 67, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, five hundred dollars. lar
Auditor of For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, one thousand and Accounts. two hundred dollars. he
For the Auditor of Accounts for postage, stationery, blanks
and school reports, five hundred dollars. A I
ar
Attorney
General. For the Attorney General for salary, two thousand dollars,
For the Attorney General to pay salary of the Deputy At-torney
General, seven hundred and fifty dollars, UE
For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for paying
expenses in criminal prosecution, twelve hundred dollars. in
Insurance For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, fifteen hundred
Commissioner. dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the salary of his SZ
clerk, six hundred dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner, the necessary expenses of
his office, such as postage, stationery, etc., five hundred dollars.
State Detective. For the two State Detectives for salaries, two thousand and
four hundred dollars.
For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, three
hundred dollars.
Fish Commis. For the Fish Commissioner for salary and all necessary ex-sioner.
penses incurred in the discharge of his official duties, five hundred
dollars.
For the contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay
postage and stationery, traveling expenses, etc., one hundred
and twenty-five dollars.
tyster For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, seven hundred
Collector. 1 dollars.
For the payment of crew of Watch Boat for the protection
of oysters, twviity three hundred and forty dollars.
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
Ld Fbi :the three County Superintendents of Schools, three superinten-de
thousantrand six hundred dollars. nts o( Schools
553,
5- For the expenses of holding the white Teachers' Institute Teachers' In-stitute,
white,
in the several counties of this State, four hundred and fifty dai-s.
lars.
d For the expense of holding Colored Teachers' Institute, one Teachers' Si,-
stitute, colored,
hundred and fifty dollars.
:s For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of the National Guard
Act, entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, discipline
and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware, passed at
Dover, May 7, 1897, as amended, five thousand dollars.
For the town of Dover, to pay for water furnished for the
House.
Water for State
use of the State House, one hundred dollars,
For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying Fanners'
incidental expenses of holding the same, six hundred dollars. Institute.
For the State Board of Agriculture, three thousand dollars. Board of
Agriculture.
For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, three thou- Delaware 1 //-
Mistrial School
sand dollars. for Girls.
For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for liabes, five St. Michael's
Day Nursery,
hundred dollars.
For the Peninsular Horticultural Society, three hundred Peninsula
Horticultural
dollars. Society.
For the State Board of Health, two thousand and five hun-B,,ard,,fitenah
dred dollars.
For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said Delaware
College, being its share of appropriation made by the General "ii"e'
Government for the year 1903,-twenty thousand dollars.
For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students, College for col.
for the use of said College, being its share of appropriation made wed ssudefits"
by the General Government for the year 1903, five thousand
dollars.
For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors or- marines, seven Indigent
hundred and fifty dollars. soldiers, &c,
For the Historical Society of Delaware, or the use thereof, Historical
Societ y. three hundred dollars
554
Reimburse For Sussex County to reimburse said county for the pay- Sussex County. ment to the State of Delaware by the Treasurer of said county,
for money paid by said County Treasurer under "Adams Tax
Law," eleven hundred, eighty-five dollars and four cents.
For the purpose of reimbursing the owners of diseased cattle
killed under the provisions of Section 2 of the Act entitled "An
Act to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious pleuro-pneumonia
among the cattle of this State," and for all other ex-penses
under said Act, two hundred dollars.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses involved in carry-ing
out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act for the eradi-cation
of infectious and contagious diseases among the lower
animals," and of the amendments thereof, one thousand dollars.
For insurance against fire on property belonging to the
State, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf
and dumb, and indigent blind and indigent idiotic children, in
institutions outside of the State, eight thousand dollars.
Books &c., or For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for
the use of the blind, one hundred dollars.
President of For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State
fMard of Trus- .
tees of State Hospital at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside of the
ilospital to visit c.
ont,ide State in which are being instructed, at the expense of the State.
tutimis. indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic chil-
GRoepveorrtn otor. dren, and for making report to the Governor concerning the
same, one hundred dollars.
For the benefit of the Free Public Schools and in addition
to the income arising from the investments of the Public School
Fund, to be used exclusively for the payment of teachers' sal-aries
and for furnishing free text books, one hundred and thirty-two
thousand dollars.
For the purpose of paying interest on the indebtedness of the
State, thirty-four thousand dollars.
State Hoard
id
of For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State Board
Education ar
Couto School of Education and also the expenses of the County School Com-
(.0111111k,i1,11S missions under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the es-tablishment
of a General System of Free Public Schools," passed
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
For owners of
,diseased cattle
killed.
For infectious
disease among
lower animals.
Insurance.
Cleat, dumb,
blind
itilOtiC.
School FunI1
Interest 011
State tleln
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
at the adjourned session of the Legislature held in the year 1898,
one thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of an state
Act entitled "An Act providing graded school facilities for the CCrrnsenre'hool
children of this State," approved at Dover, March 9, 1899, four fati"'
thousand and five hundred dollars.
For the Chairman of the Committee on Traveling Libraries chair
of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs for Delaware, the °C1
sum of one hundred dollars for the purpose of establishing a
traveling library.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of Free public
the Act entitled "An Act providing for the establishment and "ra es.
maintenance of Free Public Libraries," passed in 1901, five hun-dred
dollars.
For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of they.,
nemterTiitztTicat Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory at Delaware Col-lege,
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to .leclitrre,
Children for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., nine hundred vei off
Cruelty to dollars. Children.
For the Lieutenant Governor for services as member of cLoie,t..etrei?oarti.t
Board of Pardons, one hundred dollars.
For the State Treasurer for paying cost of his official bond, State Treas.
urer, official
For the Clerk of the Senate for preparing, indexing and sti- Clerk of
perintending the printing of his Journal, five hundred and fifty sew"'
dollars.
For the Clerk of the House of Representatives for prepar- House.
Clerk of the
ing, indexing and superintending the printing of his Journal,
five hundred and fifty dollars.
For the Committee, representing the State, to arrange for For removal of
the removal of the remains of Governor George Truitt and fain- lii"ansi:."Iregge
ily, two hundred dollars. fTarmuilltyt .a nd
For printing Acts and resolutions of the General Assembly
and for all other printing done for the benefit and use of the
State, five thousand dollars.
three hundred dollars.
555
Printing.
556
OF THE REVENUE'S OF TAPE Sl'AITE.
[LAWS OF DELAWARE.
For carrying out the provisions of "An: Act to provide
for the permanent improvement of the Public Highways in the
State of Delaware," thirty thousand dollars, to be distributed
equally among the several counties of the State conformably to
the terms and provisions of the aforesaid Act.
For the Insurance Commission for salary under an Act to
provide State supervision over State. Banks, Savings Banks,
Building and Loan Associations; Trust Companies, Safe De-posit,
Guarantee Surety and Bonding corporations in the State
of Delaware, five hundred dollars.
Insurance For the Clerk of the Insurance Commissioner under an Act Commissioner's
clerk. to provide State supervision over State Banks, Savings Banks,
Building and Loan Associations, Trust Companies, Safe De-posit,
Guarantee Surety and Bonding corporations in the State
of Delaware, three hundred dollars.
For the Department of Elections of the City of Wilming-ton,
for office rent, expenses, etc., as provided by Chapter 70,
Volume 22, Laws of Delaware,, five hundred dollars.
For to provide for the defense of the suit of the State
against the State of New Jersey in the matter of the boundary
dispute between the two States, pending in the United States
Supreme Court, ten thousand dollars, to be drawn by the warrant
of the Governor on the State Treasurer, and to be placed at the
disposal of the Attorney General:
Approved March 23, A.. D, /903.
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Insurance
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Oepattment ot
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For suit pend-ing
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LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 262.
OF TIIE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN Act' MAKIN(; APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE EXPENSES OF THE
STATE GOVERNMENT OTHER THAN LE.ifist.A.rtvE EXPENSES
FOR Tut: FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MONDAY IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE SECOND TUESDAY OF JANUARY, IN THE
YEAR OF OUR LORD ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
FIVE.
Pc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (with the con-e/
WM/CC of threefourths of all the members elected to each
flemse of General Assembly):
Section t. That the several amounts named in this Act, or Appropriation
SO much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated for year locht.
and authorized to be paid out of the Treasury of this State to
the respective public officers and for the several purposes speci-fied
for the current fiscal year ending on Monday immediately
preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and five; provided, however, that all
parts or portions of the several sums appropriated by this Act
which, on said Monday immediately' preceding said second Tues-day
of January, A. D. 1905, shall not have been paid out of the
Treasury shall be converted back into the General Fund of the lixitek'into
Treasury. The said several sums hereby appropriated are as freasoo
follows, viz.:
For the Governor for salary, two thousand dollars. For
postage, stationery and expenses of Governor's office, five hun-dred
dollars.
For the Secretary of State for salary, one thousand dollars.
State
For the Secretary of State to pay the contingent expenses of
his office, twelve hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State as compensation for performing
2
557
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
the duties imposed on him by the provisions of an Act, entitled
"An Act to raise Revenue for the State by taxing certain cor-porations,"
enacted by the General Assembly of A. D. 1899, the
sum of five hundred dollars.
For the Secretary of State for paying cost of official bond,
one hundred dollars.
For Stenographer and Typewriter for the Governor and
Secretary of State for salary, six hundred dollars.
For the State Librarian for salary, eight hundred dollars.
For current expenses of State Library, one hundred and
fifty dollars.
For the purchase of law books for State Library. five hun-dred
dollars.
For the Janitor of the State House for salary, five hundred
dollars.
For the Chancellor for salary, four thousand and five hun-dred
dollars.
For the Chancellor for reporting, two hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor to pay the contingent expenses of the
Court of Chancery, two hundred dollars.
For the Chancellor in payment of One hundred copies of
his reports, eight hundred dollars.
For the Chief Justice for salary, four thousand and five hun-dred
dollars.
For the four Associate Judges for salaries, sixteen thousand
dollars.
!nig! For the Associate Judge resident in Kent County for re-
K1 at porting, two hundred dollars.
I it For the Court Stenographer for salary, one thousand and
"""""l'h" live hundred dollars.
For transcript for Supreme Court and assistant stenogra-pher,
three hundred and fifty dollars.
st.n. For the State Treasurer and Trustee of the School Fund
for salary, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.
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for Governor
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- LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
For the State Treasurer for postage, stationery, clerical as-sistance
and the like, to carry out the provisions of Section 22,
Chapter 67, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, five hundred dollars.
For the State Treasurer for files, postage, stationery and
necessary supplies for his office, three hundred dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for salary, one thousand and Auditor of
Accounts.
two hundred dollars.
For the Auditor of Accounts for postage, stationery, blanks
and school reports, five hundred dollars.
For the Attorney General for salary, two thousand dollars.GAett tornreal y.
For the Attorney General to pay salary of the Deputy At-torney
General, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses for the Attorney General for pay-ing
expenses in criminal prosecution, twelve hundred dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for salary, fifteen hun-dred
dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner to pay the salary of his insurance
COMM issioncr. clerk, six hundred dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for the necessary ex-penses
of his office, such as postage, stationery, etc., five hun-dred
dollars.
For the two State Detectives for salaries,two thousand and State JetectiVe.
four hundred dollars.
For actual expenses in serving requisition papers, threc
hundred dollars.
For the Fish Commissioner for salary and all necessary ex- Fish
penses incurred in the discharge of his official duties, five I un- "`"R"'"""-.
dred dollars.
For the contingent expenses of Fish Commissioner to pay
stage and stationery, traveling expenses, etc., one hundred
and twenty-five dollars.
For the Oyster Revenue Collector for salary, seven hundred oyster Revenue
Collector. dollars.
For the payment of crew of Watch Boat for the protection
of oysters, twenty-three hundred and forty dollars.
559
560
Teachers' In-stitute,
white.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
Superinten- For the three County Superintendents (of Schools, three dents of schools. thousand and six hundred dollars.
For the expenses of holding the White Teachers' Institute
in the several counties of this State, four hundred and fifty
dollars.
Teachers' In- For the expenses of holding Colored Teachers' Institute, one stitute, colored.
hundred and fifty dollars.
National Guard For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
the Act, entitled "An Act to provide for the maintenance, disci-pline
and regulation of the National Guard of Delaware," passed
at Dover, May 7, 1897, five thousand dollars.
Water for State For the town of Dover to pay for water furnished for the
House. use of the State House, one hundred dollars.
IFnasrtmituetres ' For the Farmers' Institute for the purpose of defraying in-cidental
expenses of holding the same, six hundred dollars.
Hoar,'
ultoture. Agric For the State Board of Agriculture, three thousand dollars.
Delaware In For the Delaware Industrial School for Girls, three thousand dust rod School
for Girls. dollars.
St. Michael's For St. Michael's Day Nursery and Hospital for Balks, five Day Nursery.
hundred dollars.
Peninsula For the Peninsular Horticultural Society, three hundred
Horticultural
Societ. dollars.
For the State Board of Health, two thousand and five hun-dred
dollars.
I/claw:tie For the Trustees of Delaware College for the use of said
College College, being its share of appropriation made by the General
Government for the year 1904, twenty thousand dollars.
College tot Col- For the Trustees of the State College for Colored Students
oted Student, for the use of said College, being its shares of appropritaions
made by the (;eneral Government for the year 1904, five thou-sand
dollars.
For the burial of indigent soldiers, sailors or marines, seven
hundred and fifty dollars.
For the Historical Society of Delaware for the use thereof,
three hundred dollars.
For the purpose of reimbursing the owners of diseased cat-tle
killed under the provisions of Section 2 of the Act entitled
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
hail
Health.
hithgeta
s Utt
litstorital
ICR
FOI MNIlets
diseased attic
killed
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
An Act to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious pleuro-pneumonia
among the cattle of this State," and for all other
expenses under said Act, two hundred dollars.
For the purpose of defraying the expenses involved in carry- For infectious
ing out the provisions of the Act entitled An Act for the eradi- ii=sn11;;'arg
cation of infectious and contagious diseases among the lower
animals," and of the amendments thereof, one thousand dollars.
For insurance against fire on property belonging to the Insurance.
State, two hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the maintenance and instruction of the indigent deaf Deaf, dumb,
and dumb, and indigent blind, and indigent idiotic children, in 1),11',1(tlea."(1
institutions outside of the State, eight thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books, maps and other appliances for Hooks, &c. for
the use of the blind, one hundred dollars. blind.
For the President of the Board of Trustees of the State President of
Hospital at Farnhurst for visiting the institutions outside of therr'111`,Lf.
State in which are being instructed, at the expense of the State,
indigent deaf and dumb, indigent blind and indigent idiotic chil- i"stit"ti°"s.
dren, and for making report to the Governor concerning the Report to
Governor. same, one hundred dollars.
For the benefit of the Free Public Schools and in addition sch01 fund.
to the income arising from the investments of the Public School
Fund, to be 4ised exclusively for the payment of Teachers' Sal-aries
and for furnishing free text-books, one hundred and thirty-two
thousand dollars.
For the purpose of paying interest on the indebtedness of interest..
the State, thirty-four thousand dollars. State debt.
For the purpose of paying the expenses of the State hoard State Board of
of Education and also the expenses of the County School Corn- N,I111.aonli
missions under the Act entitled "An Act providing for the estab- co...sums.
lishment of a General System of Free Public Schools," passed
at the adjourned session of the Legislature held in the year 1898,
one thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For the State Treasurer to carry out the provisions of an State Trects-i
Act entitled "An Act providing graded School facilities for the sucriculs:,i4=ties.
children of this State," approvvd at Dover, March 9, 1899, four
tho-usand and five hundred dollars.
to visit outside
561
562 I.AWS OF DELAWARE.
Chairman of
committee on
traveling
libraries.
Free public
libraries.
For bacterio-logical
labora-tory.
Delaware So-ciety,
Preven-tion
of Cruelty
to Children.
Lielitetiatit For the Lieutenant Governor for services as member of the
Board of Pardons, one hundred dollars.
State Treasttr- For the State Treasurer for paying cost of his official bond,
er, official hond three hundred dollars.
For carrying out the provisions of "An Act to provide for
the permanent improvement of the Public Highways in the
State of Delaware," thirty thousand dollars, to be distributed
equally among the several counties of the State conformably
to the terms aml provisions of the aforesaid Act.
thpait Went I1 For the Department of Elections for the City of Wilming-
Viet 11,1, ton, ((Air thousand and three hundred dollars.
For improve-ment
of the
public high-
Ways
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lustitaine Com-
Clerk
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
For the Chairman of the Committee on Traveling Libraries
of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs for Delaware, the
sum of one hundred dollars for the purpose of establishing a
traveling library.
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of
the Act entitled "An Act providing for the establishment and
maintenance of Free Public Libraries," passed in 19m, five hun-dred
dollars.
For the salary of the Bacteriologist and all expenses of the
Pathological and Bacteriological Laboratory at Delaware Col-lege,
twenty-five hundred dollars.
For the Delaware Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children for the purpose of enforcing laws, etc., nine hundred
dollars.
For Registrars and Associate Registrars for compensation
for their services, thirteen thousand dollars.
For printing done for the use and benefit of the State, in-cluding
the books and papers to be furnished to the Registra-tion
officers, ten thousand dollars.
For the Insurance Commissioner for salary under an Act
provide* State supervision over State Banks, Savings Banks,
Building and Loan Associations, Trust Companies, Safe Deposit,
Guarantee Surety and Bonding corporations in the State of
Delaware, five hundred dollars.
For the Clerk of the Insurance Commissioner under an Act
*Printed as enrolled.
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LAWS OF DELAWARE. 563
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
to provide State supervision over State Banks, Savings Banks,
Building and Loan Associations, Trust Companies, Safe Deposit,
Guarantee Surety and Bonding Corporations in the State of
Delaware, three hundred dollars.
For the use of the Joint Committee appointed to settle with TFArtoeqlot sce0:1-e
the State Officers in January, 19(34, one thousand dollars. with State
officers.
Approved March 23, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 263
OF TIIE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT APPROPRIATING CERTAIN MONEY OFTHIS STATE TO
PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THF. STATE.
Be it enacted by the .S'enate and House Of RePreSelltaliVCS Of the
State Of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section I. That the several sums of money hereinafter nam- sundry
(.11 are hereby appropriated out of the Treasury of this State, for
the purpose of paying the claims hereinafter mentioned and the
State Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pa v the same.
that is to say;
sepli L. Cahall, Tabulating two years' report.; $400.00
harles L. Nloore 35.00
The Sun 104.51
Sussex Republican 8.40
(;eorge H. Harter 6o.00
Julian B. Robinson 54.00
Elizabeth E. Leech 12.40
Frank L. Speakman 145.00
Purnell B. Norman 500.00
Carrie G. Ritter 24.50
Frances M. Dempsey 294.35
Fannie S. Harrington 299.95
Virdie May Goodell 114.80
564 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
Edith B. Ingersoll 83.30
A. R. Boyle io.00
Lewis Barclay 75.00
Cornelius Frear 200.00
George W. Baker 666.63
Dover Gas Light Co. 178.92
Clark & McDaniel 283.01
Liebrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery 754.31
William H. Moore too.00
John Behen, Jr., & Co. 17.72
Starling & Beck 3.95
J. G. Sharpe 4.00
James A. Hirons 43.00
James Wise 30.00
Alonzo Scotten 15.00
Joseph L. Bonsai' 30.00
Winfield S. Quigley .150.00
Frank Reedy 16.5o
T. K. Jones & Bro. 74.24
Wm. Culveyhouse 110.25
Julian B. Robinson 24.00
NI. Megary & Son 31.00
William E. Smith 4a75
J. S. Godwin 42.60
James A. Clifton 33.25
E. S. R. Butler 1266.47
Nlartin It. Burris. for toot and 1902 3000.00
Diamond State Telephone Co,. for members 67.65
Diamond State Telephone Company, for State House for
two Vears to 1905 50,00
Diamond State Telephone Company, for Secretary of
State 46.15
L. H. Ball. allowance of session toot 2150.00
State Treasurer to amount paid in excess'of appropriation
for Registrars, Assistant Registrars, etc. 1785.55
Riley Nlelvin, Sheriff 6.00
Mercantile Printing Co. 100.00
The Star 1000.00
The State Sentinel 227.00
Geo. NI. ,fones 25.00
Robbins Hose Co. 26.50
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 565
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
Morning- News Printing Co. 73.20
George H. l3ates for services as special Counsel in case
of the State of New Jersey vs. Delaware in the United
States Court from March, 1885, to date under appoint-ment
by the Governor, pursuant to law, part for said
services t000.00
M. E. Haman 69.00
Joseph L. Caha11, for taking affidavits 300.00
John H. Willey 17.00
J. E. Carroll 41.22
D. B. Jones 35.00
R. FL Van Dyke- 125.00
Levi A. Davis 125.91
Approved March 24, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 264.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN Aur APPROPRIATING FIFTY DOLLARS TO M IRANDA ADAMS.
Whereas, on the death of Jacob H. Adams, late Prothonotary Preamble.
the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in and for Sussex
County, George W. Jones was appointed to fii/ the vacancy
said office for unexpired term, so that the widow might have the
benefit of said office for such unexpired term;
And Whereas, upon the appointment of said George W. Preamble.
Jones the Secretary of State was required to collect a State tax
of fifty dollars, although said Jacob H. Adams had paid fifty dol-lars
State tax on his appointment to such office;
And Whereas, the income from said office for such unex- Preamble.
pired term was very small and the said Nliranda Adams is in
very necessitous circumstances;
.Voow thenfore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep, e-sentatives
of the State of Delaware in General Assembly
met
566
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
.15o to Miranda Section 1. That tho sum of fifty dollars be and the same is Adams. hereby appropriated to Miranda Adams, and the State Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized to pay the amount so appropriated
out of any moneys in his hands to the credit of the General Fund
not otherwise appropriated.
Approved March 31, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 265.
OF TIIE REVENUES OF TI1E STATE,
AN Acr To PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EX-PENSES
INCURRED IN THE BURIAL OF CERTAIN INDIGENT
SOLDIERS, SAILORS OR MARINES.
Be it enacted by the ,Senate and House of Ripreseutatives qf the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (three-four//is
of all the members elected to each House concurring- herein):
Appropriation Section t. That there is hereby appropriated out of any Mon-for
burial oi in-digent
soldiers, CyS in the General Fund not otherwise appropriated the sum of
sailors and
marines. six hundred and twenty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, to the Department Commander of Delaware, Grand
Army of the Republic, for the purpose of paying the funeral ex-penses
of twenty-five indigent Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, the
annual State appropriatiim therefor having been exhausted.
Approved illan-h 31, A. D. 1903.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 567
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 266.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
As ACT TO APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE REPAYMENT TO
SUSSEX COUNTY OF THE SUM PAID TO THE STATE
TREASURER BY THE COUNTY TREASURER OF SUSSEX
COUNTY FROM THE FUNDS ARISING UNDER AN ACT EN-TITLED
"AN ACT TO EQUALIZE TAXATION FOR STATE
AND COUNTY PURPOSES," CHAPTER 38!, VOLUME 20,
LAWS OF DELAWARE, AND THE ACTS AMENDATORY
THEREOF.
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of an Act entitled "An Preamble.
Act to equalize taxation for State and County purposes," Chapter
381, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, and the Acts amendatory
thereof, the County Treasurer of Sussex County paid to the
State Treasurer the sum of one,thousand one hundred and eighty-five
dollars and four cents ($1,185.04), being the proportionable
share of the funds arising under the said Act clue the State of
Delaware:
And Whereas, the said Act has been declared unconstitu- Preamble.
tional by the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware:
And Whereas, the Levy Court of Sussex County is desirous Preamble.
of returning to the sundry taxables the several sums paid to
Sussex County pursuant to the provisions of said ,Act:
Ac it enacted by the Senate and HOuse of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met ..
Section 1. That the sum of one thousand one hundred and Appropriation
eighty-five dollars and four cents ($1,185.04) be and the same is fmore trae to fSussex
C hereby appropriated to Sussex County to reimburse said Coun- ounty.
ty for the payment to the State of Delaware,by the County 'Treas-urer
of Sussex County for the proportionable share due the State
of Delaware from the funds arising under the provisions of an
568
OF THE REVENUES OF' THE STATE.
Act entitled "An, Act to equalize taxation for State and County
purposes," Chapter 381, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, and the
Acts amendatory thereto.
Section 2. That the State Treasurer is hereby authorized
and directed to pay said sum of one thousand one hundred and
eighty-five dollars and four cents ($1,185.04) out of any moneys
in the Treasury to the credit of the General Funds not otherwise
appropriated.
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
'CHAPTER 267.
Utz Tit E REVENUES OF TIIE STATE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE,
AN AcT APPROPRIATING ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN THOU-SAND
DOLLARS '1'0 "THE STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
THE DELAWARE STATE HOSPITAL AT FARNHURST."
lie it enacted by the Sena le and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section 1. That the sum of fifty-seven thousand dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated and
authorized to be paid out of the Treasury of this State, to "The
State Hoard of Trustees of the Delaware State Hospital at Farn-hurst,"
for the use and support of "The Delaware State Hospital
at FarnImrst," during vile fiscal year ending on NIonday next im-mediately
preceding the second Tuesday of January in the year
A. D. too+
Section 2. That the further and additional sum of fifty-sev-en
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated and authorized to be paid
out of the Treasury of this State, to "The State Board of Trus-tees
of the Delaware State Hospital at Farnhurst," for the use
and support of "The I klaware State Hospital at Farnhurst" dur-ing
the fiscal year ending on Monday next immediately preceding
the second Tuesday of January in the year A. D. 1905.
Approved Febrilaly 2, A. D. 1903.
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State hospital
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Appropriation
for 190.1.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 268.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
ERECTION AND REPAIR OF BUILDINGS AT DELAWARE COL-LEGE
AND TI1E COMPLETION OF ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
ALREADY BEGUN.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
.State of Delazcwre in General Assembly met, (thn'e-fourths
of all members elected to each House concurring therein):
Section t. That for the completion of the alterations and Appropriation
repairs already begun to the buildings b n the ground for
at Dela- collDegeela. wares
ware College at Newark, in the State of Delaware, and the erec-tion
of an addition to the Mechanical Building on said grounds
and the erection of a building for Agricultural experimental pur-poses,
to enable the said College to carry into effect the purposes Purpose of.
of the various Acts of Congress appropriating money, the sum
of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any mon- Amount.
ey not otherwise appropriated, to be paid by the State Treasurer
to the Trustees of said College as follows: Seven thousand five
hundred dollars thereof to be paid on the first day of July, A. D.
1903, and seven thousand five hundred dollars thereof on the
first day of July, A. D. 1904.
Approved illarch 1-(5, A. O. 1903.
s69
570
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 269.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE
ERECTION, ALTERATION AND REPAIR OF BO ILDINGS AT THE
STATE COLLEGE FOR COLORED STUDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ef the
State of Delerwaw in General Assembly met, (threelimrths
of all the members elected to each House concurring therin):
Appropriatiou Section 1. That for the erection, alteration and repair of for State COI-lege
ft,r necessary buildings on the grounds of the State College for Col- studctits.
tired Students, near Dover, Kent County, in this State, the sum
of four thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money
not otherwise appropriated, to be paid by the State Treasurer to
the Trustees of said College as follows: One-half thereof on the
first day of July, A. D. 1903, and the other half on the first day
of July, A. D. 1904.
Approved Alarch 16, A. D. 1903.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
I;
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 270.
oF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
As Acr To APPROPRIATE _MONEY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF
HiNoiNG THE ENROLLED BILLS OF 'rims STATE, AND PRO-VI
DING ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR CERTIFICATES OF INCOR-pm(
AT ON A NH OTHER PA PERS PERTA IN ING ER ETo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives qf the
State of De/aware in Genera/ Assembly met
Section 1. That the sum of seven hundred dollars be and the Appropriation
-same is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses of collating the gi,==
enrolled bills of this State in chronological order and binding the ,'hierpu 'poses.
same for future preservation: and to provide additional space for
certificates of incorporation and other papers pertaining thereto.
Section 2. That said money shall be paid by the State Trea-urer
to the Secretary of State on the completion of the work, upon
his order.
Approved Febrilary 17, A. 1903.
571
572 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
CHAPTER 271.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
AN Act"ro PROVIDE FOR THE R EDF.N1 PT ION OF THE BONDS Or
THIS STATE, ISSUE or 1887, AND MAN IN(. THE NECESSARY
A PPROPR I ATI ONS THEREFOR.
Be it enacted by the ,Kwate and flonse (yr Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (three-lint/11a
of the members elected to each branch of the Legislature
concurring- therein):
State Treasurer
authorized to Sect ion 1. That the State Treasurer be and he is hereby au-
'wee', bonds. thOthed, empowered and directed to redeem the Bonds of this
State issued under the provisions of Chap. 3, Vol. IS, Laws of
Delaware, passed at Dover, March 15, t887, as follows, to wit:
Number of Bonds Numbers i to 50, both inclusive, on June 1,11903; bonds bonds. Numbers 51 to 125, both inclusive, on December 1, 1903; bonds
Numbers .126 to 175, both inclusive, on June I, 1904, and' bonds
Numbers 176 to 250, both inclusive, on December I, 1904.
Section 2. That for this purpose the sum of $250,000.00
be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any moneys at
the said dates not otherwise appropriated in the Treasury to be
available in the amounts and on the dates following: The sum
of $50,000.00 on June 1, 1903; the sum of i$75,0o0.00 on Decem-ber
t, 1903; the sum of $5o,000.00 on June 1, 1904, and the sum
of $75,000.00 on December t, Ivo4.
Section 3. That the Governor be, and he is hereby author-ized
and empowered in his discretion, to reduce the number of
Bonds to lw paid at any one or all of the periods hereinbefore
named, in part or in whole, if he shall find that the condition of the
Treasury at said period or periods, will not warrant payment in
the manner as provided in Section i of this Act. And if, in the
exercise of his discretion as aforesaid, the Governor should pass
any one or more of the periodical payments as aforesaid, in part
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OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE.
or in whole, then and in that case, each payment so passed shall
become cumulative, and added to the payment of the next suc-ceeding
period, and to be paid serially, in priority according to
the numbers of the bonds, and only as the condition of the
Treasury may permit, in the discretion of the Governor as afore-said.
Section 4. That all bonds redeemed under the provisions of cancellation.
this Act together with all the unmatured coupons attached there-to
shall be cancelled in the manner provided by Section 3 of
Chapter 3, Volume IS, Laws of Delaware.
Approved March 24, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 272.
OF THE REVENUES OF THE STATE,
AN ACT TO PERMIT THE GOVERNOR AND THE SECRETARY OF
STATE TO STAMP WITII THEIR AUTOGRAPHS THE VARIOUS
LICENSE BLANKS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE INSTEAD OF
SIGNING THE SAME AS IS NOW REQUIRED BY LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That hereafter in the preparation of the various Governor and
licenses for the several trades, business pursuits or occupations Steaetretra'yourse
licensed by the laws of this State, the Governor and the Secretary stng
of State may stamp the same with an autograph stamp instead of
their written signatures as is now required by law.
Section 2. That all acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved Februaly 23, A. D. 1903.
573
574
County wai-rants
only tor
specific appro-priations
by
majority vote.
OFTHE LEVY COURT.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
CHAPTER 273.
OF TnE LEVY COURT.
AN Acr TO REGULATE Tim TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS BY TIIE
LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Stale (ye Delaware in General Assembly met
Levy Court Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any Commissioner of the
unilawful t" is Levy Court for New Castle County to furnish labor or material,
furnish labm or
material or con. eit I Kr directly or indirectly, for the making, erection or repair
aocric for public of any bridge, road, causeway, public building or public work
of any kind or description which is or may be within the care, cus-tody
or control of said Levy Court, or any Commissioner there-of,
or to be or become, directly or indirectly, either the contractor
or sub-contractor for the performance of any public work, duty
or service of any nature or kind within the control of the said , . Levy Court, or of any member thereof in his capacity of a tom-ceiVo!
bate, profti or missioner thereof, or to have, exact, receive, accept or enjoy any
gift, rebate, profit, gift, emolument, rake-off or any pecuniary benefit
whatsoever either directly or indirectly, from or on account of the
making, erection or repair of any bridge, road, causeway, public
building or public work of any kind or description which is or may
be within the care, custody or control of said Levy Court, or of
any Commissioner thereof in his said official capacity, or from or
on account of any contract or sub-contract for the performance
of any public work, duty or service of any nature or kind within
the control of the said Levy Court or of any member thereof in
his capacity of a Commissioner thereof.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful for the Levy Court Commis-sioners
of said county, or any of them, to authorize or vote to au-thorize
any money to be drawn from the Treasury of New Castle
County, except upon specific appropriations made by a majority
vote of all of the Commissioners of said Levy Court and sitting
as a body, and only upon county warrants, truly dated, consec-
E. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 575
OF THE LEVY COURT.
utively numbered, and drawn in pursuance of such specific ap-propriations.
Except for the salaries or other lawful compensa- E"cePti°".
tion of said Levy Court Commissioners for their services in their
said office, no county warrants shall be drawn to the order of
or payable to any member of said Levy Court, nor shall any such
county warrant be drawn payable to bearer, but such county war-rants
shall only be drawn in favor of or payable to the person or
persons, corporation or corporations, performing the work, la-bor,
duty or service, or furnishing the material, for which the said
Levy Court is indebted.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for the Levy Court Commis-sioners
of New Castle County to approve of, make specific appro- All bills to be
priations for, or permit to be paid any bill, account, claim or de- 16,!!is1.2 till;etllobweerodr.e
mand whatsoever against said New Castle County or said Levy
Court, until the said bill, account, claim or demand
shall be fully itemized so as to disclose the price or prices at
which, the date when, the place where, the purpose for which, by
whose order, and by whom the work or labor was performed and
the materials were furnished for said county or for said Levy
Court, and the nature, character, quantity and amount of such la-bor
and materials, nor until the said bill, account, claim or de- FZIgtvr:Iler to
mand shall have been fully investigated and duly stamped as ap-proved
and with the date of such approval by the County Comp-troller
for said county. Provided that, in case the said County
Comptroller shall disapprove or fail to approve any such bill, ac- Refusal of
count, claim or demand, the said Levy Court Commissioners i=titiVIlseNTOte
may bra two-thirds vote of all of said Levy Court Commissioners
approve the same and cause the same to be paid.
Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any Levy Court Corn-missioner
for New Castle County, directly or indirectly to cash, notitot &at in
buy up, purchase or redeem any County Warrant drawn in favor rani2
of any other person.
Section 5. It shall be unlawful for any Commissioner of the
Levy Court of New Castle County to vote for or consent to the
doing of any work and labor for New Castle County or said Levy
Court, or to vote for or consent to the furnislAing, having or us-ing
by or for account of said County or Levy r:ourt of any mer-chandise,
stools, implements, machinery or materials whatsoever,
public where the cost in any particular case will probably exceed the ove. vsootow?arke
totluivesertltridf:rr. sum of five hundred dollars, whether said work, labor, merchan-
576
OF THE LEVY COURT.
disc, tools, implements, machinery or materials shall be required
for new work or for repairs upon old work, unless and until the
said Levy Court shall publicly invite sealed proposals for the do-ing
of such work and the furnishing of such merchandise, tools,
implements, machinery and materials, and give the contract re-sulting
therefrom and therefor to the lowest bidder or bidders;
Bidder to give provided that the said Commissioners may require of such bid-
Security. der or bidders security for the faithful performance of such con-tract.
Violation. Section 6. Any Levy Court Commissioner of New Castle
County who shall violate any of the prohibitions of this statute
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor constituting misbehavior in of-l'eualtd.
flee, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to be fined or
imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court, -
Section 7. Any person or corporation who shall, by special
contract or otherwise, do or perform any work, labor or service
of any kind for, or furnish any merchandise, goods, printing,
tools, implements, machinery or materials of any kind or de-scription
to or for the use of New Castle County. or the Levy
Court thereof or any Commissioner of said Levy Court in his of-
Gifts by persons ficial capacity, and shall directlyo r indirectly to any such Levy or corporations
to Levy Court Court Commissioner of said ,County, or to any other person
Commissioners
a misdemeanm. %vhonisoever, give, convey, allow, offer or tender any rebate, com-mission,
profit, gift, emolument, rake-off or any pecuniary bene-fit
whatsoever from the price of or on account or because of the
said doing or performing of such work, labor or service for said
county, Levy Court or Commissioners thereof, or from the price
of or on account or because of the said furnishing of merchandise,
goods, printing, tools, implements, machinery or materials of any
kind or description to ot for the use of said County, Levy Court or
Commissioners thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
Penalt . and upon conviction thereof shall be condemned to forfeit and pay
a fine in the discretion of the Court, but not less than three times
the amount of the price charged by said offending person or cor-poration
for the work, labor, service, merchandise, goods, print-ing,
tools, implements, machinery or materials so done or furnish-ed
by said offending person or corporation, and also be adjudged,
deemed and held incapable of thereafter performing any service,
or furnishing any material or merchandise whatsoever to, for or
for the use of the said County, Levy Court or any Commissioner
thereof, forever.
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Section 8. All acts and parts of acts conflicting or incon-sistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved March 31, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 274.
OF THE LEVY COURT:
AN ACT AUTHOR !ZING AND DIRECTING THE LEVY COURT OF
NE1V CASTLE COUNTY TO PAY CERTAIN ELECTION EX-PENSES.
Whereas, the General Assembly by an Act passed May 27, Preamble.
1897, made it the duty of the Registration Officers of and for New
Castle County, immediately after their last sitting in the month
of August, to append to each of their alphabetical lists of
"Qualified Voters" contained in the Voting Books of "Quali-fied
_Voters of Primary Elections," a certificate, verified by the
oath Or affirmation of the Registrars, or, at least two of them,
that the said "Voting Books of Qualified Voters for Primary
Elections" contain a complete list of "Qualified Voters" and "may
become Qualified Voters" of the said election district as the same
are entered in the Registers of Voters of such election district,
and
Whereas. the Genera/ Assembly by an Act passed May 27, Preamble.
/898, made it the duty of the Registration Officers, within three
days after their last sitting, to append to each of the alphabetical
lists of "Registered Voters" contained in the "Books of Regis-tered
Voters" a certificate verified by the -oath or affirmation of
aid Registration Officers, or, at least, two of them, that the
"Book of Registered Voters" contain a complete list of Regis-tered
Voters of the election district, as the same are entered in
the books of Registered Voters of such election district,- and
Whereas, by said last mentioned act it was further made the Preamble.
duty of the Registration Officers within three days after their last
577
Preamble.
Levy Court to
pay certain
election ex-pense:
4.
sitting, to append to the Registers of their election districts a cer-tificate
that each of said Registers is the Official Register of the
election district, and; so far as within their knowledge, no false or
improper entries have been made therein, which certificate shall
be made and verified by, at least, two of said Registration Offi-cers,
and
Whereas, it does not appear that any provision has been
made by law for the payment of the fees for the taking of these
affidavits; therefore,
Be it enacted by the .Sem-de and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware, in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That the Levy Court of New Castle County pay,
and they are hereby authorized and instructed to provide for and
pay such bills for fees contracted by the Registration Officers, as
other Election Expenses. Provided, however, that the fee for
each oath or affirmation so administered and paid fur shall not
exceed the sum of twenty-five cents.
To pay such ex- Section 2. That the Levy Court of New Castle County is
//crises for i9o2, hereby authorized and directed to pay such bills incurred for
the election of 1902.
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 275.
OF THE LEVY COURT,
AN Act AUTHORIZING TIIE LEVY COURT COMMISSIONERS OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY TO REFUND THE "NEW CASTLE
COUNTY WORKHOUSE LOAN."
Preamble. Whereas, by an Act of the Legislature approved at Dover,
March r6, A. D. 1899, the Levy Court of New Castle County
was authorized to borrow upon the credit of said County, not
exceeding in the aggregate one hundred thousand dollars for the
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use of the Board of Trustees of New Castle County Workhouse
for the purpose of constructing and equipping the said New Cas-tle
County Workhouse; and
Whereas, by another Act of the Legislature, approved at Preamble
Dover March 2, A. D..1901; the said Levy Court was authorized
and directed to borrow upon the credit of said County, not ex-ceeding
in the aggregate, seventy-five thousand dollars, for the
purpose of completing the said New Castle County Workhouse;
and
Whereas, pursuant to the provisions of the two said Acts, Preamble.
the amount of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars was
borrowed upon the credit of said County and bonds of the County
issued for that amount; and
Whereas, by reason of an error or omission in the said Acts Preamble.
in not providing some specific time when the said bonds would
mature, the said bonds could not be made payable at the time
intended by the said Board of Trustees, to wit, twenty years from
the date of the said bonds; and
Whereas, it is deemed advisable by the said Board of Tr us- 'reamble,
tees that the said bonds should be refunded and a new loan is-sued;
now therefore,
Be it cuacled by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section t. That for the purpose of refunding the said New Kelmanag of
Castle County Workhouse Loan, the Levy Court of New Castle i,e,...tlya'grk-
County is here6y authorized and directed to borrow upon the
credit of the said County, the sum of one hundred and seventy- ictIor cloy
five thousand dollars, and for such purpose shall issue certificates Certificates.
of indebtedness of such denomination and in such form as by the
said Levy Court may be deemed most expedient. Such certifi-cates
shall bear date July 1st, 1903, and shall be payable at the Date.
expiration of twenty years from the date thereof, and shall bear
interest at the rate of four per ccntum per annum, payable semi- Riteof ihter''st
annually on the first days of January and July in each year.
This loan shall be known as the "New Castle County Workhouse Name (if.
Loan," and each certificate shall bear upon its face the words
"For the establishment of the New Castle County Workhouse,"
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This loan shall be kept 'separate and distinct from all other in-debtedness
of the County for the purpose of identification and
liquidation as hereinafter provided. The money realized from
the sale of the said certificates shall be paid to the said Board
How applied. of Trustees, and the said Board of Trustees shall out of the money
realized from the sale of the said certificates redeem the present
outstanding loans and shall have authority to commute the prem-iums
paid in the purchase of the present outstanding loans, the
Cancellation. certificates of which shall be, upon their redemption, cancelled
and deposited with the Comptroller of New Castle County.
ra able. Section 2. The said bonds, principal and interest shall be
payable at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington, Delaware, out
of money from time to time appropriated for that purpose by
the said Board of Trustees of the New Castle County Work-house.
The said Board is hereby authorized and directed to pay
the interest on the said bonds to the said Farmers' Bank at Wil-mington,
when and as the same shall become due. For the pur-pose
of liquidating the said loan, the Board of Trustees of the
New Castle County Workhouse is directed to create out of the
Sinking fund, net earnings of the Workhouse, a Sinking Fund, which is to be
used for the express purpose of paying off the said Loan of
One Hundred and Seventy-five thousand dollars at maturity.
Annrovcd March 26, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 276.
oF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT R. ELATING To THE SA LARI ES OF LEVY COURT COMM IS-S
ON Elt S FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section 1. That the salaries of Levy Court Commissioners
safari,. 11200 for New Castle County shall be Twelve Hundred Dollars per
annum, payable quarterly, in installments of Three Hundred Dol.
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lars each, by warrants duly drawn upon the County Treasurer. How drawn.
That said Levy Court Commissioners shall not be entitled to
have or receive from said County any other or further compen-sation
than said salary of Twelve Hundred Dollars per annum
for any services done or performed by them or any of them in
their said office of Levy Court Commissioners for New Castle
County.
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved April 9, A. B.1903.
CHAPTER 277.
OF TIIE LEVY COURT.
N Act IN RELATION TO THE COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR
KENT COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Ripresentatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section i. Every Collector of Taxes for hundreds and dis-tricts
within the County of Kent shall, on the first Monday in
each and every month, after he shall have received the duplicates Collectors of
of taxes and until January following, give notice by five or more t iensui)1.1,,K,el.
advertisements posted in at least five of the most public places vertise Unlearnt
in the collection district of which he is Collector, that he will plat-e of sitting-.
attend at convenient times and places during said-month, stating
the same, to receive taxes; in case any Collector of Taxes shall
fail to attend at the tittles and places of which he has given
notice, he shall, unless such failure to attend shall be shown F.0re,
to be unavoidable and not owing to his negligence, forfeit and attt!nd to cause
pay to any person who may have called at such time for the
forMture to
taxable.
purpose of paying his taxes, and did not find said Collector of
Taxes in attendance to receive the same, the sum of ten dollars
to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace in Kent Coutny.
Every Collector of Taxes shall, at least one day in every
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This loan shall be kept 'separate and distinct from all other in-debtedness
of the County for the purpose of identification and
liquidation as hereinafter provided. The money realized from
the sale of the said certificates shall be paid to the said Board
How applied. of Trustees, and the said Board of Trustees shall out of the money
realized from the sale of the said certificates redeem the present
outstanding loans and shall have authority to commute the prem-iums
paid in the purchase of the present outstanding loans, the
Cancellation. certificates of which shall be, upon their redemption, cancelled
and deposited with the Comptroller of New Castle County.
Payable. Section 2. The said bonds, principal and interest shall be
payable at the Farmers' Bank at Wilmington, Delaware, out
of money from time to time appropriated for that purpose by
the said Board of Trustees of the New Castle County Work-house.
The said Board is hereby authorized and directed to pay
the interest on the said bonds to the said Farmers' Bank at Wil-mington,
when and as the same shall become due. For the pur-pose
of liquidating the said loan, the Board of Trustees of the
New Castle County Workhouse is directed to create out of the
Sinking fund, net earnings of the Workhouse, a Sinking Fund, which is to be
used for the express purpose of paying off the said Loan of
One Hundred and Seventy-five thousand dollars at maturity.
Appivved March 26, A. D.1903.
CH A PTER 276.
oF THE LEVY OW RT,
AN ACT R ELATING TO T II E SA LARI ES (n4. LEvv Couwr Coin
SIONF.RS FOR NEW CAsmE COUNTY.
Be. it enacted IT thc.Senate and House qf Ripresentatives of the
State If Delaware in General Assembly met
Section 1. That the salaries of Levy Court Commissioners
Salm ies 12 for New Castle County shall be Twelve Hundred Dollars per
annum, payable quarterly, in installments of Three Hundred Dol-
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lars each, by warrants duly drawn upon the County Treasurer. How drawn.
That said Levy Court Commissioners shall not be entitled to
have or receive from said County any other or further compen-sation
than said salary of Twelve Hundred Dollars per annum
for any services done or performed by them or any of them in
their said office of Levy Court Commissioners for New Castle
County.
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
Approved April 9, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 277.
OF TI1E LEVY COURT.
AN ACT IN RELATION To THE COLLECTION OF TAXES FOR
KENT COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section t. Every Collector of Taxes for hundreds and dis-tricts
within the County of Kent shall, on the first Monday in
each and every month, after he shall have received the duplicates Collectors of
of taxes and until January following, give notice by five or more t&,,,,eus,,31!IuK,,,e1,i!
advertisements posted in at least five of the most public places vrtise litT;ittid
in the collection district of which he is Collector, that he will 1""01 sitting.
attend at convenient times and places during said-month, stating
the same, to receive taxes; in case any Collector of Taxes shall
fail to attend at the times and places of which he has given
notice, he shall, unless such failure to attend shall be shown Faure to
to be unavoidable and not owing to his negligence, forfeit and attend tcoause
pay to any person who may have called at such time for the taxable.
purpose of paying his taxes, and did not find said Collector of
Taxes in attendance to receive the same, the sum of ten dollars
to be recovered before any Justice of the Peace in Kent Cotany.
Every Collector of Taxes shall, at least one day in every
How often
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Abatement.
Compensation
of collector.
Duplicate As-sessment
List,
when issued.
Certified.
OF VHF. LEVY COURT.
week, between the hours of ten o'clock A. M. and twelve o'clock
M. and from one o'clock P.M. to five o'clock P. M., attend at
such places herein designated for the purpose of receiving taxes;
and it shall be the duty of each and every Collector of Taxes to
attend for like purposes at said place, at least one evening of one
secular day in each month, between the hours of seven o'clock
and nine o'clock P. M., said evening to be fixed by him in like
manner as the daily attendance herein designated.
Section 2. That on all taxes paid before the first day of
July there shall be an abatement of five per centum; on all taxes
paid after the first day of July and before the first day of October
there shall be an abatement of three per centum; on all taxes
paid after the first day of October, and before the first day
of January there shall be no abatement.
Section 3. The compensation, or fees, of the said Collector
of Taxes as aforesaid shall not be more than five per centum
on all taxes paid before the first clay of July; eight per centum
on all taxes paid after the first day of July.
Section 4. The Levy Court Commissioners shall, on or be-fore
the first ,day of May in every year, cause to be issued to
the Collector of Taxes of each hundred or district a duplicate of
the assessment list of the hundred or collection district of hvhich
he is collector. The said duplicate shall be certified by the Clerk
of the Peace with a warrant thereto annexed.
Section 5. That this Act shall repeal all laws or parts of
laws in so far as inconsistent herewith and be deemed and taken
to be a public Act.
Approved Marc!, 21, A. D. 1903.
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CHAPTER 278.
OF THE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE BONDING OF CERTAIN OFFICERS IN
SUSSEX COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That every Trustee of the Poor and Overseers Trustees of the
of the Road in Sussex County, shall, before entering upon the sPeTrrs' qOe
Over-duties
of his office, give bond to the State of Delaware, with at IgaticilayintoSugssive
least two Sureties to be approved by the Levy Court, in the bond'
penal sum of two hundred dollars, with conditions as follows,
viz.:
"The condition of the above obligation is such, that if the
above named , who is Form of bond.
in Sussex County, shall diligently and faithfully
perform the duties incumbent upon him as such
then the said obligation shall be void."
To this obligation shall be subjoined a warrant of Attorney
to confess judgment thereon.
Approved Marc!, 24, A. D. 1903.
583
OF THE LEVY COURT.
CHAPTER 279.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 54, VOLUME 22, LAWS OF DELA-WARE,
ENTITLED "AN ACT RE-ORGANIZING THE LEVY COURT
OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DEFINING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES,"
BY INCREASING THE COMPENSATION OF THE MEMBERS OF
SAID COURT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Salary of mem-bers
of Levy Section i. That Section 5 of Chapter 54, Volume 22, of the
Court a sussex
County inereas- Laws of Delaware, entitled "An Act reorganizing the Levy
cd. Court of Sussex County and defining its powers and duties," be
and the same is hereby amended by striking out in the forty-sixth
line of said Section 5, the following words and figures "two
hundred dollars ($200.00)," and inserting in lieu thereof the fol-lowing,
"three hundred dollars ($3o0.00);" also further amend
said Section 5 of said Chapter and Volume by striking out the
word "fifty" in the forty-sixth line of said Section and inserting
in lieu thereof the word "seventy-five."
Section 2. That the provisions of this Act shall become
operative immediately upon its approval by the Governor,
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 280.
TiiE LEVY COURT.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 56, VOLUME 22, LAWS OF DELA-WARE,
ENTITLED "AN ACT IN RELATION THE TO COLLEC-TioN
OF TAXES FOR SUSSEX COUNTY."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly lnet:
Section 1. That the whole of Section 3 of Chapter 56, Vol-ume
22, Laws of Delaware, entitled "An Act in relation to the
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collection of taxes for Sussex County," be stricken out and the
following section, to be known as Section 3, be substituted in
lieu thereof:
"Section 2. That the compensation, or fees, of the said Fees of Col-lersoursssoefxTaxes
Collectors of Taxes as aforesaid shall not be more than five
per centum upon all taxes collected before the first day of County.
December and eight per centum on all taxes paid after the first
day of December."
Section 3. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed.
. Approved March 21, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 2&I.
OF CLERK OF THE PEACE.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER IX, OF THE REVISED CODE OF
1893, SAID CHAPTER BEING ENTITLED "CLERK OF THE
PEACE", BY PROVIDING THAT PERSONS APPLYING FOR MAR-RIAGE
LICENSES SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO GIVE BOND TO
TI1E STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section t. That Chapter IX of the Revised Code of 1893, Eaceririisage
entitled "Clerk of the Peace," be and the same is hereby amend- for. n;peak,i.
ed by striking out in Section 16 of said Chapter all of said Sec-tion
immediately following the %vord "law," the said word "law"
being the last word in the first paragraph of said Section 16.
Approved April 7, A. D. 1903.
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OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 282.
OF ASSESSORS.
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND CHAPTER 30, SECTION 6, VOLUME
17, LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 27,
SECT ION 6, VOLUME 21, LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That Chapter 30, Section 6, Volume 17, Laws
of Delaware, as amended by 'Chapter 27, Section 6, Volume 21,
Assessors in Laws of Delaware, be further amended by striking out all of the City f Wil-mingtooo
to re- this said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
ceive Poo as
sala ry per
annum. Section 2. That each and every Assessor of each Assess-ment
District in Wilmington Hundred, from and after the pas-sage
of this Act, shall receive the following compensation or sal-ary
as said Assessor the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars per year,
payable quarterly by the Levy Court Commissioners of New
Castle County.
Section 3. That this Act shall take effect immediately.
Section 4.That this Act shall be deemed and taken to be a
public Act.
Section 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 17, A. D.1903.
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OF ASSESSORS.
CHAPTER 283.
OF ASSESSORS,
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE REASSESSMENT OF THE PERSONS
AND PROPERTY IN NANTICOKE HUNDRED, SUSSEX COUNTY,
DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met
Section i. That within thirty days after the passage and rtstrcoork,e'l
approval of this Act the Assessor of Nanticoke Hundred, Sussex Fhind,,,d to
County, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make an.
stscsiteet:ietral
a general assessment of all the assessable property within the
first election district of the first Representative District of Sus-sex
County and the first election district of the third Representa-tive
District of Sussex County, which general assessment shall
stand and be acted on until the next general assessment in 1905, ..itsasnessmr9tots.
in which year and every four years thereafter a like general
assessment shall be made for the two said election districts by the
assessor elected for Nanticoke Hundred. That within ten days
after such general assessment in said two election districts the
said assessor shall post in five of the most public places in each of ttsteesiszetleitd. list
said election districts, an alphabetic list of the names of persons
assessed in that District, with the separate sums of their real, per-sonal
and capitation tax and the aggregate amount, and at the
same time and place and in the same manner he shall give notice
that he will attend at a central place in said Hundred, named in Noticatof
said notice, within twenty days after the making such general ap Pe
assessment from To o'clock A. M. to 5 o'clock P. M. to correct
any errors therein or for the purpose of assessing persons
omitted.
That such assessor shall return his said assessments to theilsserml to
May Term of the said Levy Court, which said Term is hereby 11'; Tenn;t 071
contituted for the assessment hereinbefore provided a Court Levy
Court.
of Appeals, subject to the same powers and duties imposed upon
said Levy Court in respect to the quadrennial assessment of per-sons
and property.
Approved March al, A. D. 1993.
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TITLE THIRD.
Of the Public Arms and Defence.
CHAPTER 284.
OF THE PURL IC ARMS AND DEFENCE.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 392, VOLUME 20, LAWS OF DEL-AW
AR E, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE MAIN-TENANCE,
DISCIPLINE AND REGULATION OF THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF DELAWARE."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State qf Delazinlre in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That said Act be and the same is hereby
amended as follows:
Gnata First. 13y striking out Section 2, and inserting in lieu thereof
one 214h/twil l °f Delaware shall consist of one regiment of infantry, composed
eight etne- of not more than eight companies, with one band or drum corps,
and such other detachments as may be necessary for the com-pletion
of the organization, to be officered, uniformed, armed
and equipped as hereinafter provided, and to be stationed as the
Nt ti.12! col Commander-in-Chief may designate; provided, that the force
11111.11.f shall not exceed nine hundred and seventy-five officers and men;
and provided, further, that the Governor, as Commander-in-
Chief, shall have power in case of war, invasion, insurrection.
riot or imminent danger thereof, to increase said force and or-ganize
the same as the exigencies of the case may require, which
Nia.,beilicrea, increase Shall be disbanded as soon as the emergency ceases to
troVeIllar. k exist.
Second. By striking out Section 3, and inserting in lieu
588 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
thereof the following: "Section 3, each infantry company shall
consist of one captain, one first lieutenant, one second lieutenant, Composition of
one first sergeant, one quartermaster sergeant, four duty ser- each company.
geants, six corporals, two musicians, one artificer, two cooks,
and not more than forty-eight privates, minimum thirty enlisted
men. Each infantry band shall consist of one chief musician,
one principal musician, one drum-major, who shall have the rank
of a first sergeant, four sergeants, eight corporals, one cook, and
twelve privates."
Third. By striking out Section 4.
Fourth. By striking out Section 5, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 5, each regiment of infantry shall Composition of
consist of one colonel, one lieutenant colonel, three majors, the Regiment.
surgeon, with the rank of major, one chaplain, with the rank of
captain, one adjutant, (an extra captain), one judge advocate,
(an extra captain), one assistant surgeon (with rank of captain),
one quartermaster, (an extra captain), one commissary of sub-sistence,
(an extra captain), one inspector of rifle practice, (an
extra lieutenant), three battalion adjutants, (extra first lieuten-ants),
one sergeant-major, one quartermaster-sergeant, one com-missary
sergeant, two hospital stewards, two color sergeants,
three battalion sergeant majors, and not less than six nor more
than eight companies; provided, that if the companies of any reg-iment
shall be from any cause reduced below the minimum num-ber,
those remaining shall be formed into a battalion and offi-cered
as the Commander-in-Chief may designate."
Fifth. By striking out Section 18, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 18, The Commander-in-Chief Commander M
shall appoint a Board of Examiners, to be composed of three it er fdtPOiiit
commissioned officers, one of- whom must be a surgeon, whose
duty it shall be to examine into and report upon the qualifica-tions,
physical and mental, of all applicants for commission in
the National Guard of Delaware, who may be ordered before
the board for examination, and no commission shall be granted
to the person so ordered before the board until the applicant
shall have passed a satisfactory examination before the said
board, provided that any applicant who shall have failed to
pass a satisfactory examination, shall not be eligible for election
to the office for which he was an applicant, until after the expira-tion
of twelve months from the date of his examination."
4
aminers.
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Sixth. By striking out Section 30, and inserting in lieu there-of
the following: "Section 30, the fines provided for by Section
29 of this Act, and all other fines, shall be imposed by a court
martial or a summary court. Upon the finding of any such court
rnr;',e,1rc""11 martial or summary court imposing any of said fines, and upon
the approval of the finding by the officer appointing said courts,
the fine or fines so imposed, shall be and become at once payable;
Neglect to pa and in case any officer or enlisted man upon whom a fine has
been imposed in accordance with the provisions of this Section,
Penalty shall fail, refuse or neglect to paS, the fine so imposed upon
him, within ten days after he shall have been notified thereof,
Colleo ion .1 the said fine may be collected in the name of the State, before
any Justice of the Peace in the county or city where the delin-quent
resides, in the same manner as other fines for offenses
against the general police regulations of the State are collected,
upon the certificate in writing of the proper officer, setting forth
the finding of the court martial or summary court, and his ap-proval
thereof."
Seventh. By striking out Section 33, and inserting in lieu
Amp; and thereof the following: "Section 33, All arms, equipments or other
tr,V,;:,,";',`,11 property furnished to organizations of the National Guard of
ArnmriewleII Delaware, shall, when required by the Adjutant General, the
commanding officer of the company, or commanding officer of -
the regiment to which said company belongs, or by the com-manding
officer of any detachment thereof, be deposited in the
armory of said company, regiment or detachment, and any per-to
obey son to whom such property was issued, failing to deposit as
order, aforesaid any article of such property unless properly accounted
for within ten days after he shall have been notified, by written
notice from the commanding officer as aforesaid, to return it to
CVCtOIL the armory, shall, upon conviction thereof by the Court of Gen-eral
Sessions of this State, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor,
I'LL.and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding double the value
of the property thus illegally- detained, or shall be imprisoned for
not less than two weeks nor more than two months, or both.
Provided further, that, when any arms, equipments or other
property furnished to organizations of the National Guard of
Delaware, are lost or damaged by the act or neglect of any officer
or enlisted man, deduction may be made to the amount of such
loss or damage, from any pay or allowance that may be or be-come
due, under the provisions of this Act, to such officer or
enlisted man."
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LAWS OF' DELAWARE.
OF THE PUBLIC ARMS AND DEFENCE.
Eighth. By striking out Section 40, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 40, All fines and penalties im-posed
and collected through the sentence of courts martial or Fines to be
summary courts shall be paid into the State Treasury; and any Riariend stourSetrate
State Detective, Sheriff or Constable neglecting or refusing to Refusal to ex-execute
any process, or to make proper return of all fines col-ryupt emPpreoreesa
icted, shall, upon conviction thereof by the Court of General
Sessions of this State, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by a fine of one hundred dollars for each of- Penalty.
fense for the use of the State."
Ninth. By striking out Section 41, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 41, any officer or soldier failing Failure to obey
to appear upon any occasion of duty, to which he shall be or-rcleorust;t
subject
dered by his proper commanding officer, shall be subject to a
trial by court martial, and upon conviction, he shall be sentenced
to pay such fine, or undergo such other /awful punishment, as
such court martial may direct. That hereafter in time of peace
all enlisted men charged with offenses now cognizable by garri-son
or regimental courts martial, may be brought before a sum- Seminary
mary court, which shall consist of the line officer second in rank FlowComposed.
at the post or station, or of the command of the alleged offender,
and at stations where only officers of the staff are on duty, the
officer second in rank shall constitute such court. The forms,
practice and procedure in all courts martial and summary courts,
shall be adopted and conducted as in similar tribunal in the
United States Army, unless altered, amended or modified, from
time to time, by orders from the Commander-in-Chief."
Tenth. By striking out Section 42, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 42, when it may be necessary
to use any military force for public defense against foreign or
domestic violence, or to preserve the public peace, the Gov- Powers of
onv,ent)tatordearsin ernor, as Commander-in-Chief, shall have power according to co
the emergency, to call out any regiment, battalion, company, or Chief.
any part thereof, for that purpose. For every day's service while
on such duty, each private shall receive one dollar and fifty cents;
each corporal one dollar and seventy-five cents; each duty ser-geant
two dollars; each non-commissioned staff and first ser-geant,
battalion sergeant, major, drum-major, and principal mu-sician,
two dollars and fifty cents; the chief musician, three dol- Pay for service
lars, besides necessary expenses; and each commissioned officer
the minimum pay and allowance of officers of like grade in the
591
Pay of com-missioned
officers for
field practice.
Bcc.
0Aipzropriation
OF THE PUBLIC ARMS AND DEFENCE.
United States Army. To be paid by the State Treasurer from
State Treasurer any moneys not otherwise appropriated, upon warrants issued
warrant of Ad-jutant-
General. therefor by the Adjutant General, and countersigned by the
State Military Board."
Eleventh. By striking out Section 48, and inserting in lieu
Regimental thereof the following: "Section 48, the regimental band or drum
band. corps shall receive, if found upon examination by the Military
Board to be up to the proper standard of numbers, drill and
Amount of pay discipline, the sum of Three Hundred Dollars annually, and
regimental headquarters the sum of one hundred and fifty dol-lars
annually, upon a warrant drawn by the Adjutant General
to the order of the regimental commander."
Twelfth. By striking out Section 49, and inserting in lieu
thereof the following: "Section 49, there shall be paid for each
commissioned officer for each day's attendance for duty at field
practice or review, and to each non-commissioned officer, mu-siciain
and private, present for duty, the pay and allowance as
provided for in Section 42 of this Act. And for the purpose of
providing for annual field practice of the National Guard of
Delaware, a sum of money, not exceeding the sum of Eight
Thousand Dollars is hereby appropriated annually, and the State
Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to pay the warrant
of the Adjutant General when countersigned by the State Mil-itary
Board for that amount."
Thirteenth. By striking out Section 52, and inserting in lieu
All bills lobe thereof the following: "Section 52, no bill or allowance authorized
itemized. before by the provisions of this Act, shall be approved and paid by the being pawl by
State rreaS State Treasurer, unless the said bill or allowance is itemized and urer.
its contents duly sworn to or affirmed before an officer authorized
by law to administer oaths or affirmations, provided, however,
that the Adjutant General shall be permitted to draw his warrant
on the State Treasurer, properly indorsed by the State Military
Board to pay current expenses.
Approved March 16, A. D. 1903.
592 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
TITLE FOURTH.
Of Elections.
CHAPTER 283.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 393 OF VOLUME 20, LAWS OF
DELAWARE, THE SAME BEING "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR
THE PURITY OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS ON* NEW CASTLE
COUNTY," GIVING THE RIGHT TO ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS AT
THE GENERAL ELECTION TO VOTE AT THE SUBSEQUENT
MUNICIPAL PR / MARY ELECTION IN THE CITY OF WIL-M
1NGTON.
Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds
of each branch concnrring):
Section 1. That Section 18, Chapter 393, of Volume 20,
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by
striking out all of said Section after the number "t8" in the first
line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
That the time for holding any primary election shall be after Time for hold-the
first day of registration in the month of August, for the en- etgrrY
suing general election, and the time for holding primary elec-tions
in the City of Wilmington to nominate candidates to be
voted for at a municipal election shall be in the month of May
after the day for the revision of the registration of voters. The
time for the revision of the registration of voters in the city of Revision ot
Wilmington for Municipal elections shall be and the same is here- registration.
*Printed as enrolled.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 593
594
Chairman or
Secretary of
political party
to notify
custodians of
Voting Books,
tkc.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
by made the fourth Saturday previous to the day set for holding
Department of the election for municipal officers in the said city. The mem-
Elections. bers of the Department of Elections for the City of Wilmington,
Duties of. in addition to the duties now required of them by law, shall de-mand
of the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle County between
the fifth and tenth of April of any year in which a municipal elec-tion
is held, and it shall be the duty of the said Clerk of the
Peace, to deliver to the said Department of Elections for the
City of Wilmington, within two days after said demand, the orig-inal
"Voting Books of Qualified Voters" and "Registers" for all
the election districts in the City of Wilmington; and it shall be
the duty of the Department of Elections for the City of Wilming-ton
to revise and prepare the "Voting Books of Qualified Vot-
Who may vote ers" as provided for General Elections, and all persons and only at municipal
primary dec. they whose names appear on the said "Voting Books of Qualified tion. Voters" shall be entitled to vote at a primary election to nomi-nate
candidates to be voted for at the subsequent municipal elec-tion
in the City of Wilmington, nor shall any person whose name
is on the said "Voting Books of Qualified Voters" be disqualified
from voting at the municipal election or be compelled to re-reg-ister
because of the fact that he failed to vote at the previous
Time for open- general election. The time for opening the polls for the purpose ing polls.
of conducting the primary election under the provisions of this
Act shall be one o'clock in the afternoon, and the time for dos- Time for dos-ing.
ing the polls at such primary election shall be seven o'clock
in the evening.
Section 2. That Section 18, Chapter 393, of Volume 20,
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by striking
out of said Section after the number "19" in the first line of said
Section, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Notice of desire "That whenever a political party, organization or associa-to
hold primary don desires to hold a primary election for the purpose mentioned
in Section 2 of Chapter 393, the chairman or secretary of the
regularly organized and constituted county or city committee or
governing authority of such political party, organization or asso-ciation,
shall notify by letter the respective parties having the cus-tody
of the "Voting Books of Qualified Voters for Primary Elec-tions"
or the "Voting Books of Qualified Voters" in this Act and
in Chapter 393, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, provided, of their
intention of holding a Primary election, stating the day on which
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
they desire the election held, which notification shall be at least Notification
two eek prior
two weeks prior to the time for holding such primary election, to election.
If no previous notice shall have been received by the said par-ties
from no other political party of its intention to hold a prim-ary
election on that day, the said party shall, on or before twelve
o'clock of the day for holding such primary elections for that
political party, organization or association, deliver the two "Vot-Deliveryof
ing Books of Qualified Voters for Primary Elections" provided Voting flocks.
for in Chapter 393, Volume 20, Laws of Delaware, in case of a
County Primary Election, or the two "Voting Books of Quali-fied
Voters" in case of a Municipal primary election, for each
general district that may be contained in the primary election
in the hundred or election district of the County or of the City of
Wilmington to which such "Voting Books of Qualified Voters for
Primary Elections" or "Voting Books for Qualified Voters" shall
apply. And it shall be the duty of the said inspector to have the Duty of I itspec-same
at the place of holding the primary election at the time of
opening the polls on primary election day. If any inspector shall
refuse,,neglect or fail to have the said "Voting Books of Qualified Neglect'
Voters for Primary Elections" at the place of holding the pri-mary
elections for any general or special election in the County,
or the "Voting Books for Qualified Voters," at the place of hold-ing
the primary election for any municipal election in the City of
Wilmington, at the time designated in this Act, he shall, upon
conviction therefor, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and Misdemeanor'
shall be punished for each such offense by imprisonment in the
county jail for a peridd not exceeding ninety days, or by a fine Pen"ItY*
not exceeding one hundred dollars, or both.
Section 3. That Section 20, Chapter 393, of Volume 20,
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by strik-ing
out all of said Section after the words "Primary Election"
in the eighth line of said Section and inserting in lieu thereof the
following: "For any general or special election in the county, Vtottiers to. vote
the officers thereof shall examine the "Voting Books of Quali- oy
fled Voters for Primary Elections" provided by Chapter 393,1Trhucal
Volume zo, Laws of Delaware, and as each person shall apply to
vote at any primary elections held for any municipal election, the
officer thereof shall examine the "Voting Books of Qualified
Voters" provided by this Act, and if they find thereon the name of
the person applying to vote and be satisfied that he is the per-
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 595
596 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Neglect of
Clerk of the
Peace.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
son whose name is so registered, they shall enter the word "vot-ed"
after his name and such voter shall not be permitted to vote
at any succeeding primary election held for that particular elec-tion,
by any other political party, organization or association.
The entry of the word "voted" as aforesaid shall be in such a
manner as to indicate at what party primary election the voter
Qualification or has voted. No person whose name is not contained in the "Vot- voters. ing Books of Qualified Voters for Primary Elections," shall be
allowed to vote or participate in any primary election for any
general or special County election hereinafter held, and no per-son
whose name is not contained in the "Voting Books of Quali-fied
Voters" shall be allowed to vote or participate in any primary
election for any municipal election hereafter held. It shall be the
Inspectors td duty of the inspector within two days after the day of the primary
return books to
Clerk of the election to return the said "Voting Books of Qualified Voters for
Peace. Primary Elections" or "Voting Books of Qualified Voters," used
by him at any primary election, to the person or persons from
whom he received the same, who shall preserve' them, and in case
of the "Voting Books of Qualified Voters," within ten days after
they have been returned to the Department of Elections for the
Neglect tlf City of Wilmington, the said Department shall deliver the said
duty. Books and Registers to the Clerk of the Peace of New Castle
County, taking from them a receipt. If any inspector shall neg-lect,
refuse or fail to return said "Voting Books" as directed in
Misdemeanor. this section, the said Inspector so neglecting, failing or refusing
shall, upon conviction therefor, be adjudged' guilty of a misde-
Penalty. meanor and shall for every such offense be punished by a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county
jail for a period not exceeding thirty days, or both.
Section 4. That Section 24, of Chapter 393, Volume zo,
Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by insert-ing
after the word "Elections" in the fifth line of said Section
the following words: "or "Voting Books of Qualified Voters,"
and to further amend said Section by inserting after the word "ap-pointed,"
in the seventh line of said Section the following words:
"or the Clerk of the Peace shall lawfully neglect, refuse or fail
to deliver to the -Department of Elections for the City of Wilming-ton
the said "Voting Books of Qualified Voters," and to further
amend the said Section by inserting after the word "Elections"
in the ninth line of said Section the following words: "or the Clerk
of the Peace of New Castle County."
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 597
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Section 5. That all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with
this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 286.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE
FOR THE PURITY OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN NEW CASTLE
COUNTY."
_Be it enacted by the Senate and TIOnse of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section I . That Section 40, of Chapter 393, Volume 20, Of tNolzaaripolni bolre
the Laws of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by State Conven-inserting
between the word "National" and the word "Political" ttons.
in the fourth line of said Section, the words "or State." That Sec-tion
40 be further amended by inserting between "National" in the
ninth line of said section, and the word "Political" in the tenth
line of the same Section, the words "or state." That Section 40
be further amended by striking out the word "State" in line
fourteen of said section, between the word "any" and the "Coun-ty"
of said section.
Section 2. That the provisions of Chapter 393, Volume 20,
of the Laws of Delaware, as hereby amended, be and the same are
hereby re-enacted.
Approved March 26, A. D. 1903.
598 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Judges may
accept pass on
railroads.
TITLE FIFTH.
Of Certain Public Officers.
CHAPTER 287.
OF SALARIES.
AN ACT TO REPEAL CHAPTER 5, VOLUME 13, LAWS OF DELA-WARE,
AS PUBLISHED IN THE REVISED CODE OF 1893, AT
PAGE 241.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section t. That Chapter 5, Volume 13, Laws of Delaware,
as published in the Revised Code of 1893, at Page 241, be and
the same is hereby repealed.
Approved March 12, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 288.
OF SALARIES.
AN ACT FIXING THE SALARY OF A COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF FREE SCIIOOLS AT TWELVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Salary of Super. Section i. That hereafter the salary of a County Superin-intentlents
of
Schools, tendent of Free Schools in this State shall be twelve hundred dol-lars
per annum, payable quarterly.
LAWS OF .DELAWARE.
OF SALARIES.
Section 2. That the provisions of this Act shall go into ef-fect
immediately upon its adoption.
Section 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent here-with
are hereby repealed.
Approved February 17, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 289.
OF SALARIES.
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF THE STATE LIBRARIAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That on and after the second Tuesday in Febru- Salary of State
ary, A. D. 1903, in lieu of the present salary, the salary of the Librarian.
State Librarian shall be eight hundred dollars.
Section 2. That all Acts, parts of Acts, or resolutions incon-sistent
with this Act are hereby repealed.
Approved February 17, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 290.
OF SALARIES.
AN ACT INCREASING TILE SALARIES OF TI1E BAILIFFS OF THE
COURTS IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the salaries of the Bailiffs of the several Salav of
Courts in and for New Castle County be the sum of two dol- Bain"'
599
600 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
Bailiffs to wear
uniforms on
duty.
Judges to be
sole arbitra-tors
of color,
quality and
Style of uni-forms.
OF SALARIES.
lars and fifty cents per day in lieu of the sum of two dollars per
day as now provided by law.
Approved March31, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 291.
OF BAILIFFS.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR UNIFORMS FOR THE BAILIFFS OF THE
COURTS OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Dc/aware in General Assembly met:
Section r. That from and after the approval of this Act the
Bailiffs of the several Courts of New Castle County, when in
the performance of their duties and attendance upon the Courts of
said County, shall be clothed in some suitable and distinguishing
uniform.
Section 2. That the judges composing the Superior-Court
in and for New Castle County, for the 'lay Term, A. D. 1903, be
and they are hereby authorized to designate the style, color and
quality of the uniforms to be worn by said Bailiffs.
To be worn Section 3. That the uniforms provided for by this Act shall
only while on
.official duty. not be worn by said Bailiffs only at such times when said Bailiffs
are engaged in the performance of their official duties:
To be paid for Section 4. That the Levy Court of New Castle County shall
by Levy Court. furnish the uniforms provided for by this Act and shall pay the
cost of the same out of the Treasury of said County.
Approved March 31, A. D. 1903.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
CHAPTER 292.
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A CONTINGENT FUND FOR THE SECRE-TARY
OF STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That after this Act becomes a law the contingent Contingent
fund of the Secretary of State shall be Twelve Hundred Dollars, lig:ate:tree:
and the State Treasurer shall annually pay to the Secretary
of State the said siun of Twelve hundred dollars, which shall be
Used by said Secretary of State for the contingent expenses of
his office.
The said Secretary of State shall settle his accounts for the Audit of.
expenditure of said contingent fund, annually with the Committee
appointed by the General Assembly for that purpose.
Approved March 23, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 293.
OF THE STATE TREASURER AND TRUSTEE OF THE SCHOOL FUND.
AN ACT DEFINING CERTAIN DUTIES OF THE STATE TREASURER
AND PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION AND OFFICE HELP IN
THE COLLECTION OF FRANCHISE TAXES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State .of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Whereas, The work of the treasury department has been Preamble.
largely increased, growing out of the collection of franchise taxes,
601
Provided, however, that if saidcommissions should, in any
one year, aggregate a sum exceeding Three thousand dollars,
then and in that case the said State Treasurer shall receive, in
lieu of all commissions for said services, the sum of three thou-sand
dollars and no more.
Section 2. The State Treasurer shall occupy the office room
provided for him by the State, and shall keep it open daily, un-less
obliged to vacate by reason of insurrection, conflagration, or
epidemic disease, and shall keep therein all books of account,
records, vouchers, papers, and all things pertaining to the con-duct
of the affairs of his office, and shall take proper means to
safeguard and preserve the same.
Approved March 17, A. D. 1963.
602 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF THE STATE TREASURER AND TRUSTEE OF THE SCHOOL FUND.
as provided in Section 5, Chapter 166, Volume 21, Laws of Del-aware;
Preamble. And, Whereas, Said Act has made no provision affording
the State Treasurer any additional clerical help, or compensation
for said work; now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Cont pen sation Section 1. That the State Treasurer shall receive five per
to hes per cent.
on all franchise centum on all franchise taxes collected by him from time to time
taxes collected, for compensation and clerk hire in carrying out the provisions
of Section 5, Chapter 166, Volume 21, Laws of Delaware, be-ginning
with the fiscal year, A. D. 1903.
Not to exceed
i3000
Shall keep
open office in
State House,
and all books,
accounts, &c.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF SHERIFFS.
CHAPTER 294.
OF SHERIFFS.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE SHERIFF OF NEW CASTLE COUNTY TO
PAY TO THE COUNTY TREASURER OF SAID COUNTY, ON THE
31ST DAY OF MARCH, 30TH DAY OF JUNE, 30TH DAY OF
SEPTEMBER AND 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER EACH YEAR, ALL
FEES AND COSTS THEN IN HIS HANDS DUE SAID COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate' and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That from and after the time this Act becomes Sheriff of New
a law it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of New Castle County EaZ EirI
to pay to the County Treasurer of said County on the 31st day freerse rlF
of March, 30th day of June, 30th day of September and 31st
day of December of each year all fees and costs then in his hands
and due said county.
Section 2. That if the said Sheriff shall fail to comply with Neglect.
the provisions of Section of this Act, he shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not Misdemeanor.
exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding Penalty.
six months, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
Approved March 31, A. D. 1903.
603
Constable's
limit of duties
extended.
OF CONSTABLES.
CHAPTER 295.
OF CONSTABLES.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING
THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL CONSTABLE IN NEW
CASTLE COUNTY."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That Section i of Chapter 26, Volume 14, of the
Laws) of Delaware, be and the same is hereby amended by strik-ing
out after the word "State" in the fifth line of said Section,
the following: "except that he shall not be required to attend
to any business withokit his consent at a greater distance than
one mile from said town."
Section 2. All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this
Act, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved April 16, A. D.1993.
CHAPTER 296,
OF CONSTABLES,
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT A SPECIAL
CONSTABLE FOR ST. JOSEPH'S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL AT
CLAYTON, KENT COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section i. That the Governor be and he is hereby au-
604 LAWS OF DELAWARE.
LAWS OF 131.:1 .AW A RE.
OF CONSTABLES.
thorized to appoint a special Constable for St. Jioseph's Indus- spectm con-trial
School, at Clayton, Kent County, whose duties and powers lotasnitosrslot
shall be the same as those possessed by county constables. at Clayton.
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 297.
OF RECORDER OF DEEDS.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE RECORDER OF DEEDS IN AND FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY TO MAKE NEW INDICES FOR DEEDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou.ve qf Representatives of the
State qf Delaware in General Assembly met
Section r. That the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex Recorder of
County be and he is hereby authorized and required to make,
or cause to be made, pursuant to the Campbell system of indices=";;,i,crcb.sP1,:
a true and correct copy of the indices to deeds recorded in his ts(giL:Pbell
office; and he is hereby authorized to procure such books
as shall be necessary and proper for that purpose, the cost of
which shall be paid by the Levy Court of Sussex County.
Section 2. That Joseph L. Cahall and Charles W. CullenJoseph L.
be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners whose duty Ci!;[r`i!a.
it shall be to examine such copy as aforesaid, and if they ap-FLit.,Ishic,"c,,,%-
urrIve. of the execution and exactness thereof, they shall certify examine same,
the same to be a true and correct copy of said indices and then
and after such certification the said copy shall become and be
the indices of the said County in lieu of those heretofore and
now in use; Provided, that the Superior Court of the State of yinnbc)T, be
Delaware in term time, or the resident Judge for Sussex County (.7i,ut7t,
in vacation, may fill any vacancy caused by the death, refusal
or failure, unwillingness or inability to act of said Commis-sioners
or any one or more of them.
Section 3. That after the said Commissioners shall have
certified as aforesaid, the Levy Court of Sussex County shall
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OF RECORDER OF DFEDS.
pay to the Recorder of Deeds and to the Commissioners a just
Compensatiou and reasonable compensation for their services to be fixed by
the Superior Court in and for Sussex County, in term time, or
by the resident Judge of Sussex County in vacation, upon the
application by said Recorder and the said Commissioners,* "pro-
Anumnt. vided, however, that the compensation allowed therefor shall not
exceed the sum of One thousand five hundred dollars."
Section 4. That the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex
to 1/e County is hereby authorized and required to continue said in-rimiinued.
dices from and after the passage of this Act in lieu of those in
use in said office at that time without compensation whatever
for said continuation of said indices.
Approved March 2it, A. D. /903.
CHAPTER 298.
OF RECORDER OF DEEDS.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE TIIE RECORDER OF DEEDS IN AND FOR
SUSSEX COUNTY TO MARE NEW INDICES FOR MORTGAGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of tkc
State of Delaware in General Assembly met
,,rdel of
Dct.11- StI,
sc.. I Mill) lo Section i. That the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex
inakt. itt,%, Ifl
th, County be and he is hereby authorized and required to make, or
the cause to be made, pursuant to the Campbell system of indices,
a true and correct copy of the indices to mortgages recorded in
1:ool, 1.1 his office; and he is hereby authorized to procure such books
as shall be necessary and proper for that purpose, the cost of
which shall be paid by the Levy Court of Sussex County.
I,- I. C,,tat1) Section 2. That Joseph L. Cahall and Charles W. Cullen .1);11,,
be and they are hereby appointed Commissioners whose duty it
et1/1,1101+
1111e. shall be to examine such copy as aforesaid, and if they approve
of the execution and exactness thereof, they shall certify the
*Printed as enrolled.
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same to be a true and correct copy of said indices; and then and
after such certification the said copy shall become and be the
indices of the said County in lieu of those heretofore and now
in use; Provided, that the Superior Court of the State of Dela-ware
in term time, or the resident Judge for Sussex County in
vacation, may fill any vacancy caused by death, refusal, unwil- fVacancyto be
lingness, failure or inability to act of said Commissioners or any p'creior 3C'ouul:t.
one or more of them.
Section 3. That after the said Commissioners shall have
certified as aforesaid, the Levy Court of Sussex County shall pay
to the Recorder of Deeds and to the Commissioners a just and
reasonable compensation for their services to be fixed by the Compensation.
Superior Court in and for Sussex County in term time, or by the
resident Judge of Sussex County in vacation, upon the applica-tion
by said Recorder and said Commissioners,* "provided, how-ever,
that the compensation allowed therefor shall not exceed
the sum of One thousand five hundred dollars. Amount.
Section 4. That the Recorder of Deeds in and for Sussex
County is hereby authorized and required to continue said in- cSgten.be
dices from and after the date of the passage of this Act in lieu
of those in use in said office at that time without compensation
whatever for said continuation of said indices.
Approved March 24, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 299.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT TO ENABLE TIIE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDITIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW CASTLE
COUNTY, FOR THE OFFICES OF HERBERT H. WARD AND
ANDREW C. GRAY, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Dekrzoare in General Assembly met (a ',lir/or/1y of
of all the members elected to each House concurring therein):
Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby auth-rized
and directed to appoint an additional Notary Public for
*Printed as enrolled,
6o8
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Notary Public Wilmington -Hundred, New Castle County, for the offices of
(H"uWndirlemd if"o gr l°" Herbert H. Ward and Andrew C. Gray, attorneys-at-law.
offices of Her.
abnend HA.n dwreawrd C. Section 2. That all laws or parts of laws so far as they may
Gray, be inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved Februaly 10, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 300.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTIIORIZING 'rim GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN -ADDI-TIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR 'VVILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW
CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE, FOR THE REAL ESTATE
OFFICE OF GEORGE R. TOWNSE.ND COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met (a majority
of all the members elected to each House concurring therein); -
Notary Public Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby author-fi,
r office of ized and directed to appoint an additional Notary Public for Wil-
%cod Co. Wil-
1); mmgton Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, for the real es-
<1,1 tate office of George R. Townsend Company.
Approved Febiwaiy 20, A. D. 1903.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 609
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
CHAPTER 301.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDI-TIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW
CASTLE COUNTY, FOR THE OFFICE OF F. BLUMENTHAL
& CO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State -of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Governor of the State of Delaware be, iyotaryPublic
and he is hereby authorized to appoint one additional Notary '? ici&ottfl
F.
Public for Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, for the of- tcooatillig`encr
lice of F. Blumenthal & Co.
Approved February 23, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 302.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY, TO RESIDE IN
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON FOR THE OFFICE OF DELAWARE
INCORPORATORS' TRUST COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby author- Notar Public
fornrcolercusof Del, ized and empowered to appoint an additional Notary Public in
and for New Castle County, to reside in the City of Wilming- wilmington.
ton, for the office of Delaware Incorporators' Trust Company.
6to
Notary Public
for office of
Julian C. Wal-ker,
Wilming-ton.
Notary Public
for office of A.
J . E.awh, Wit-mittgtoti.
CHAPTER 304.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
LAWS OF DELAWARE.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Section 2. This Act shall be deemed and taken to be a pub-lic
act.
Approved fiaruag 23, A. D.1903.
CHAPTER 303.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADDITIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY, TO RESIDE IN
THE CITY OF WILMINGTON FOR THE OFFICE- OE JULIAN C.
WALKER.
Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives- of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met :
Section 1. That the Governor he and he is hereby author-ized
and empowered to appoint an additional Notary Public in
and for New Castle County, to reside in the City of Wilming-ton,
for the office of Julian C. Walker,
Approved Februag 23, A. D. 1903.
AN AcT TO ENABLE. THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDIT/ONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW CASTLE
COUNTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and flOUSC Of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly fleet:
Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby author-ized
to appoint an additional Notary Public for Wilmington Hun-dred,
New Castle County, for the real estate office of A. J. Kooch,
Wilmington, Delaware,
- Approved Febrnaly 23, A. D.1903.
b-
CHAPTER 3o5.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDI-TIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW
CASTLE COUNTY, FOR THE OFFICE OF HARRY P. Josi...-vN.
AL. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the IN
C. State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section t. That the Governor of the State of Delaware be Notary Public
the and he is hereby authorized to appoint an additional Notary filrirorfejoofslyn.
Public for Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, for the of- wil'"'"gt°".
lor- flee of Harry P. Joslyn.
in Section 2. That this act shall be deemed and taken to be
ng- a public act.
Approved Februag 23, A. D. 1903.
CHAPTER 306.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
/NAL
iTLE AN ACT TO ENABLE TIIE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDITIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW CASTLE
thc COUNTY, FOR THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN H. RODNEY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and house of Representatives cf the
thor- State of Delaware in General Assembly met (a majority of
Run- all the members elected to each branch concurring therein):
)0Ch, Notary Public
Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby author- Nr.
ized and directed to appoint an additional Notary Public for
E. LAWS OF DELAWARE. 611
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
612
Notary Public
(or office of
City Clerk or
Wilmington.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, for the law offices of
John If. Rodney.
Section 2. That all laws or parts of laws so far as they may
be inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
Approved Pionurg 26, A. D.1903.
C11.1.PTER 307.
OF NoTARt ES PUBLIC.
LAW'S OF DELAWARE.
AN ACT AumoRIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDI-TIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW
CAsTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE, FOR THE OFFICE OF TIIE
CITY CLERK OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly neel:
Section 1. That the Governor be and he is hereby author-ized
and directed to appoint an additional Notary Public for Wil-mington
Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, for the office
of the City Clerk of Wilmington, Delaware.
Approved litairh 13, A. B. 1903.
LAWS OF DELAWARE. 613
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
CHAPTER 308.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT A NOTARY
PUBLIC FOR THE OFFICE OF PETER J. FORD AND COMPANY
OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
State of Delaware in General Assembly met:
Section 1. That the Governor of the State of Delaware be Notary Public
and he is hereby authorized to appoint one additional Notary rgarTe4rd
Public for Wilmington Hundred, New Castle County, for the &
office of Peter J. Ford & Company.
Section 2. That the person so appointed Notary Public tin- To be an officer
der and by authority of this Act shall be an officer or employe
of the said company, and if at any time afterwards and during
the period whilst his commission as Notary Public should other-
Wise continue, said officer shall cease to hold a position with
said company, the position of such person as Notary Public shall
expire and be vacated and the Governor shall appoint another
person who shall be an officer or employe of the said company,
in his stead as Notary Public in the said Wilmington Hundred.
Section 3. This Act shall repeal all laws or parts of laws
so far as they may be -inconsistent herewith and be deemed and
taken to be a public Act.
Approved March 17, A. D. 1903.
614 LAWS OF DELAW ARE.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC.
CHAPTER 309.
OF NOTARIES PUBLIC,
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE GOVERNOR TO APPOINT AN ADDI-TIONAL
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR WILMINGTON HUNDRED, NEW
CASTLE COUNTY, FOR THE OFFICE OF THE PUSEY AND
JONES COMPANY.
Be it enacted by the

LAWS
OF THE.
STATE OF DELAWARE
PASSED
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
COMMENCED AND HELD AT DOVER,
On Tuesday, January 6th, A. D. 1903
AND
IN THE YEAR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED
STATES THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- SEVENTH.
VOLUME XXII- PART IL
1903
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